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fallacy (iou) and hyena (sh)


fallacy (iou)



fallacy noun. L15.
[Latin fallacia, from fallax, -ac-, from fallere deceive: see -ACY. Cf. earlier FALLACE.]
a. Deception, guile, trickery; a deception; a lie. L15-M18.
b. Deceptiveness, unreliability. L16.
A deceptive argument, a sophism; spec. in Logic, a flaw which vitiates a syllogism; one of the types of such flaws. Also, sophistry. M16.
fallacy of accident the fallacy of arguing from one point to another where the two points agree, or do not agree, purely by accident. fallacy of composition the fallacy of assuming that what is true of a member of a group is true for the group as a whole. fallacy of misplaced concreteness the fallacy of considering an abstract entity to be more concrete than it actually is. PATHETIC fallacy.
John Goodwin I shall..proceed to show the fallacies and Other weaknesses of those pretences.
An error, esp. one founded on false reasoning. Also, delusion, error. L16.
J. Marquand The fallacy that all Chinese look alike.
Fallibility. rare. M17-L18.
Unsoundness of opinion, an argument, etc.; delusiveness, disappointing character. L18.

hyena (sh)




Any of three species of coarse-furred, doglike carnivores (family Hyaenidae) found in Asia and Africa.

Actually more closely related to cats than to dogs, they have four toes on each foot, long forelegs, nonretractile claws, and enormously strong jaws and teeth. They live alone or in packs and may be active by night or day. Hyenas are noted for scavenging but will also attack live prey. The spotted, or laughing, hyena, whose calls alternately resemble wailing and maniacal laughter, ranges through much of sub-Saharan Africa. Yellowish or grayish with dark spots, it is about 6.5 ft (1.8 m) long, including the 12-in. (30-cm) tail, and weighs up to 175 lbs (80 kg). It has been known to attack people and even carry off young children.